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Scoping review investigates how immigration and sanctuary policies affect help-seeking in Latina intimate partner violence survivors, implying critical implications for service access.
Objective: The objective of this scoping review is to understand the influence of US immigration enforcement policies and sanctuary policies, on formal help-seeking behaviors among Latinas who experienced intimate partner violence (IPV) in their lifetime. The review will synthesize the policies, help-seeking behaviors, Latina subpopulations, and mechanisms examined in the literature. Introduction: Approximately 2 in 5 Latinas report experiencing some form of physical, sexual, or stalking victimization in their lifetime¹. Formal help-seeking after experiencing an IPV incident can facilitate access to protective resources and help reduce re-victimization²–⁴. However, Latina survivors continuously encounter a myriad of challenges when seeking and accessing these services across incident, individual, interpersonal, and community contexts⁵. This review expands existing scholarship by examining how policy contexts shape Latina survivors’ ability to seek, reach, and engage formal service providers addressing IPV victimization. Inclusion criteria: We will include all peer-reviewed studies examining the influence of immigration or sanctuary policies, including proxy variables, on formal help-seeking experiences within the US and include adult Latina IPV survivors as a focal population or subsample. Methods: We search across six databases – PubMed, Scopus, PsychINFO, Social Work Abstracts, ProQuest Central, and CINAHL – for articles published between 1986 to present. Articles published in English and Spanish will be included. Two independent reviewers will complete pilot, title and abstract, and full-text screening by assessing articles against inclusion criteria. Disagreements will be resolved through discussion, or with an additional reviewer. A standardized data charting tool will extract the following from each included study: study details, sample characteristics, methodology, policy context, and help-seeking outcomes. Keywords: Domestic Violence; Emigration; Hispanic; Latine; Victimization
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